Year 8
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will learn how to sort data into a frequency table.
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2 Questions
Q1.
Here is a list of annual salaries at a company: £25,000, £25,000, £26,000, £26,000, £26,000, £27,000, £27,000, £28,000, £100,000. Why would the mean not be the most appropriate measure of average?
Because £26,000 comes up the most times so you should take the mode
Because the mean might give a decimal answer
Because there is an even number of pieces of data
Q2.
Samira asks a sample of her class their favourite colour. The results are: blue, pink, red, red, blue, pink, green, brown, red. Which of these averages would be the most appropriate to use?
Mean
Median
Range
4 Questions
Q1.
Looking at the table below, how many people had 2 pets at home?
0
1
2
Q2.
Looking at the table below, what is the mode number of pets?
2
4
6
Q3.
Looking at the table below, what is the range number of pets?
3
4
6
Q4.
Looking at the table again answer the following question. If everyone in the survey brought their pets to the park, how many pets in total would there be?
22
23
24